"snipped" in the verb sense
1. nip, nip off, clip, snip, snip off
sever or remove by pinching or snipping
"nip off the flowers"
2. snip, clip, crop, trim, lop, dress, prune, cut back
cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
"dress the plants in the garden"
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